Hybrid Evening AA/AB Degree Program

A “North Blend” approach

Alison Stevens, North Seattle Community College, Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Dean

Terry Cox, North Seattle Community College, Business, Engineering & Information Technology Dean

Tom Griffith, North Seattle Community College, Math & Science Dean

Peggy Sharp, North Seattle Community College, Advising – Student Success Specialist

Presented by:

Tom Braziunas, North Seattle Community College, eLearning Associate Dean, tom.braziunas@seattlecolleges.edu

Hybrid Evening AA/AB Degree Program

Joanne’s slide! See it on campu – distribute it….

Hybrid Evening AA/AB Degree Program

An opportunity for working students to complete an AA/AB in 2 years through evening classes

Evening student support services increased and extended

“Flipped & blended” hybrid classes for student success

Specially trained instructors in the design & delivery of hybrid courses

Hybrid Evening AA/AB Degree Program

FAB (“flipped & blended”) classes designed for…convenience, direction & success

3 hours on campus (one night/wk @ 6 PM)

2 hours of online interaction (through week)

Class meeting nights rotated each quarter

Flipped homework & class time

Blended by faculty who have been prepared to use the nationally recognized best practices of the “North Blend” approach

Hybrid Evening AA/AB Degree Program

More Evening Student Services Advising & Registration Library Computer Labs North’s e-Learning Support Center Espresso Stand & Food Reduced parking fees

Hybrid Evening AA/AB Degree Program

– “The Flipped Classroom”

Flipped…

Hybrid Evening AA/AB Degree Program

The “North Blend” Recipe Faculty collaboration / dedication Formative feedback & adaptive tech “Quality Matters” National Standards Use of student analytics for assistance Free open educational resources Peer “success coaches”

Hybrid Evening AA/AB Degree Program

Fall Quarter 2013 -- courses:

Hybrid Evening AA/AB Degree Program

Fall Quarter 2013 –

more courses:

Hybrid Evening AA/AB Degree Program

Looking Ahead…

Winter & Spring Preview

Hybrid Evening AA/AB Degree Program

North Seattle Community College Data:

Completion rates and passing rates for an apples-to-apples comparison of courses taught in both on-campus and online modalities

On-campus completion rate = 82% Online completion rate = 80%

On-campus course passing rate = 76% Online course passing rate = 75%

2007 – 2013 101,866 enrollments

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

75.0%

77.0%

79.0%

81.0%

83.0%

85.0%

87.0%

89.0%

91.0%

93.0%

95.0%

Hybrid

Campus

Online

Econ CoursesCompletion rates

Completion ratesNSCC Economics courses

Hybrid Evening AA/AB Degree Program

Instructor Feedback… Students must manage their time Students must consider online as

important as F2F meetings Explain the reason for & logistics of

the “North Blend” approach early

Student Feedback…

Hybrid Evening AA/AB Degree Program

Thanks for your interest!

For more information: Susan Shanahan, Enrollment Support / Outreach

susan.shanahan@seattlecolleges.edu

Peggy Sharp, Advising / Success Specialist peggy.sharp@seattlecolleges.edu

Judy Kitzman, Director, Marketing / Public Relationsjudy.kitzman@seattlecolleges.edu

Tom Braziunas, North’s e-Learning Support Centertom.braziunas@seattlecolleges.edu